<I sat in the Io bunker two weeks ago after witnessing Rasputin, the useless Warmind, give us info on the Collapse that I already knew. I stared at the Sol System map and saw the flashing red lights at the end, beyond the Kuiper Belt, already hovering over an unknown planet. It was then that I got ever so slightly worried. Last week, I found myself once again staring at that map in the Io bunker. It's not that the Io bunker was the only one to have that map, it's just that it was more visually appealing than the barnacle-covered Moon bunker and dirt-smeared EDZ bunker. That and I needed a reason to go to Io in the first place, considering how little I've played the game in the past few weeks. I saw more flashing red lights, and I got worried. Some people shared a similar feeling of dread, but I assure you even fewer had the same reasons that I did. Most of us dreaded their arrival, as Bungie has actually done a really good job of building up the Darkness, just as they had Savathun beforehand. However, I welcomed their arrival... just not now. The feeling of dread increased when I stood in the Io bunker yesterday, and saw them creep into the Kuiper Belt. It turned to fear once I saw a certain leaked cutscene. [b][u]PART 1 - THE RAMBLING[/u][/b] I'm what many would consider an idiot for attempting to combine D1 and D2 lore. I'm also what some would consider a heretic for claiming that many of the plot threads Bungie's left open will go absolutely nowhere (my preferred example, Lysander and the Concordat). Some will disagree when I say that all the Fallen House of Light/Judgement/Devil stuff can wait until the Darkness gets here. Yet one thread that absolutely cannot wait is Savathun, the Witch Queen and current matriarch of the Hive, whether Xivu Arath would admit it or not. Where is she? Well, she seems quite content with the Dreaming City's time loop. The gist of it is that we killed Riven, the last known Ahamkara, who twisted our unconscious wish into a cycle of Blight and time. The Taken Axis Mind, Quria, created the time loop to activate every time Dul Incaru, Savathun's daughter and leader of the Taken in the DC, dies by our hand. Savathun's eventual goal is to find the Distributary, a black hole that she can exploit to gain a -blam!- ton of power in a short amount of time. The problem comes from the fact that we keep falling into her schemes and that, thanks to Xivu's help, she commands 2/3rds of the entire Hive species (RIP Oryx's broods) on top of the Taken that Oryx left behind. This makes her not only the most immediate threat, but given her tactical prowess, our second-most dangerous enemy. And yet... the franchise's endgame is on its way. Hell, it's technically already here, creeping into the system at insane speeds. The Darkness has come with its Armada. They, the harbingers of death and the eventual extinction of all life in the universe. We knew they were coming, and there was no stopping them, but in my opinion, it's a little too soon. My problems stem from a few factors. The first is size, as the Pyramid Armada is something new, something we haven't faced before that requires new enemies and AI. Bungie continually states that D2 is running out of space, and the Pyramids will inflate that significantly. The second is story, as we still have Savathun. Since Season of Dawn wrapped up CoO's last thread (Saint-14), and Worthy's capitalizing on one of two of Warmind's threads (Rasputin's defense), many have come to the conclusion that this particular season pass is focused on wrapping up D2's DLC storylines. Logically, that makes S11 the end of Forsaken. That would mean the end of the Dreaming City campaign. "Sounds good, maybe we'll just kill Savathun there", you say. Do you know how much story comes with her? Ur, the Ever-Hunger. Quria. Dul Incaru. Xivu Arath. Those are just the big names. There's no way you could end all 5 of them in one season, especially since all of these have been rather bare-bones, Worthy especially. You could end Quria and Dul in one season, especially if we find the latter's Throne World. It would end the curse and Quria could either then end the loop on its own or we kill it. Quria itself also brings with it a number of possibilities, being a Taken Mind with some of its will left intact. It could help us betray Savathun. The big focus here is to blow her plans wide open, which will leave her desperate and vulnerable. S11 could help us do that, but considering her attachments, it would have to be another season or DLC finish her off. By the end of this season, the Almighty would've been destroyed, SIVA would (probably) be back in Rasputin's control, Felwinter would be officially laid to rest, and the Darkness would have made it to Jupiter. That leaves little room for Savathun, unless... [b][u]PART 2 - THE INDEPENDENCE DAY COUNTDOWN[/u][/b] I propose the Pyramids appear in the skyboxes of Io, Nessus, and Titan. Just somewhere in the distance. However, they won't do anything, officially non-hostile for the moment. You see, this gives us a sense of urgency, and by "us" I mean EVERYONE IN THE SYSTEM. The Fallen will be frenzied, the Cabal will be attempting to fight, the Hive will be rushing their plans, and the Vex will be hiding. Any attempts to attack or infiltrate the Pyramids will be deflected by shields and short-range gravity bursts. More messages from them will appear, but no actions will be taken by them. This gives S11 the opportunity to give us a reason why the Dreaming City is suddenly a hotspot, as the City tries to break the curse and the Hive try to kick their plans into gear. Mara wants Osiris to plant a Vex seed, why not plant it in the Dreaming City? Let them break the loop while we find Dul Incaru's Throne World and kill her permanently? Once the loop is broken, push the Hive and Taken back and let Savathun move on to a different plan. Let's say "the Dreadnaught" in this case. Then, when September comes, we'll kill her, and Ur, maybe Quria if it isn't dead, and let Xivu Arath run defeated. This makes sure the Hive are still somewhat of a threat in D3 (or whatever), but not big enough to tag-team us. Assuming they continue the season pass nonsense, they can honestly do whatever for Y4. Nothing will be that important. The Pyramids lie in wait beyond the Reef, and nothing's capable of stopping them. Soon, the countdown will end and they'll move on the City... Well... I think you all know what will happen next. [b]TL:DR[/b] - I hate that Savathun's being shafted and that the story's being rushed, here's one solution to the issue a small minority of the community share>